Erin Brockovich (film)

Erin Brockovich
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steven Soderbergh
Written by	Susannah Grant
Produced by	Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg Stacey Sher
Starring	Julia Roberts Albert Finney Aaron Eckhart
Cinematography	Ed Lachman
Edited by	Anne V. Coates
Music by	Thomas Newman
Production companies	Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures Jersey Films
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States)[1] Columbia Pictures (International)[1]
Release dates	March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14) (Los Angeles)[2] March 17, 2000 (2000-03-17) (United States)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$52 million
Box office	$256.3 million

Erin Brockovich is a 2000 American biographical legal drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant.^[3] The film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident. Erin Brockovich premiered in Los Angeles on March 14, 2000, and was released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures on March 17, 2000, and internationally by Columbia Pictures. It emerged as a critical and commercial success, grossing $256.3 million worldwide.

The film received five nominations at the 73rd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Albert Finney). For her performance, Roberts won Best Actress at the Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and the SAG Awards. Additionally, the film also won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director (for Soderbergh, also for Traffic) and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Finney).